Marva (thaat)

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Ragini Maru of Sri Raga, from 1628 until 1685, Mewar, Rajasthan

Marva or Marwa (

Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga within this thaat.[1][2][page needed
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Description

Marva thaat is obtained by adding a komal Rishabh to the Kalyan thaat. The mood of the Marva family of ragas is strongly and easily recognisable.

Ragas

Other ragas in Marva thaat:[3]

According to O. Thakur

Maand.[6] There is only one Author (B. Subba Rao) mentioning a raga Māravā Gaurī, thus Moutal does not consider this an own form.[7] Aspects of Marwa are also incorporated in Mali Gaura.[8]

Notes

  1. ^ Bor & Rao 1999, p. 3.
  2. ^ Jairazbhoy 1995.
  3. ^ Kaufmann p 315ff
  4. ^ Moutal p.77
  5. ^ Vol 1 p 116
  6. ^ Moutal p. 207
  7. ^ Moutal p. 257
  8. ^ Moutal p.493

References

  • Jairazbhoy, N.A. (1995). The Rags of North Indian Music: Their Structure & Evolution. Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
  • Bor, Joep; Rao, Suvarnalata (1999). The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Nimbus Records with Rotterdam Conservatory of Music. .
  • Moutal, Patrick (1991). A Comparative Study of Selected Hindustāni Rāga-s. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd. .